DCI Data Centers to build AU$400 million data center in Sydney
Introduction DCI Data Centers announces its plan to build its 3rd data center in Australia. The data center operator said that it has secured the Blacktown City Council’s development approval for the AU$400 million facility. The 36 Megawatt is expected to go live in Q4...
Australian MSP First Focus IT acquires solutions specialist Ordyss
First Focus IT, a Sydney-based managed service provider has announced the acquisition of Ordyss, a Brisbane-based Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) solutions provider. The Australian MSP didn’t disclose the sum at which it acquired Ordyss. First Focus IT said the acquisition will support its service...
Cloud integration software firm Talend hires new Vice President ANZ
Software vendor Talend has appointed Mark Fazackerley as its Regional Vice President Australia and New Zealand. Fazackerley, who formerly worked at Blue Prism as a Head of Partner Sales ANZ, announced his appointment via LinkedIn. His LinkedIn post said that he’s delighted to announce that...
Aussie front-end delivery platform Linc acquired by Cloudflare
American web infrastructure Cloudflare has completed the acquisition of Australia-based web front-end delivery platform Linc to accelerate its Cloudpages platform. Link is a robust automation platform for front-end developers and can be used to build web-based applications. Its software uses the Front-end Application Bundles (FAB)...
Uber Australia’s Out-of-Court Settlement: Resolving Disputes
Uber Australia settled a Federal Court case with an ex-Uber Eats driver and her husband, outside court. Amita Gupta, an Adelaide-based former Uber Eats driver and Santosh (Amita’s husband) completed over 2000 deliveries between September 2017 & January 2019. Ms Gupta claims that she was...
KPMG Australia appoints 8 new Management Consulting Partners
As on 1st January 2021, KPMG Australia has appointed 8 new partners in its division of Management Consulting. KPMG is a global consulting firm that’s one of the big four consulting companies of the world. KPMG Australia offers professional services with deep expertise with audit,...
SS&C Technology pulls its name out from the race of acquiring Link Group
Aussie IT service management firm Link Administration Holdings announced that SS&C Technology Holdings has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Link Group. US-based SS&C Technology has offered to acquire the Aussie IT services company for AU$3.02 billion in December 2020. Sydney-headquartered Link Group earlier said SS&C...
6 Startup trends in the tech industry that will rule in 2021
The year 2020 has surely been a ride for tech startups. While the repercussions of the pandemic have forced some technology startups to shut down, many of them thrived because they pivoted their business strategy and their products in accordance with the changing times. The...
The ACCC rejects Google’s assurance over Fitbit data usage
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) rejected an undertaking by tech giant Google that sought to address concerns of competition over its planned acquisition of Fitbit. This development comes as the tech giant remains in dispute with the Australian government over several issues including...
AWS launched its new disaster recovery program in the ANZ region
IT service management company Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched its new disaster recovery program in the ANZ region. Country Director Australia and New Zealand for Amazon Web Services Public Sector, Iain Rouse said the region is prone to natural disasters, from bushfires to droughts to...
